Turkish vessel detained in Georgia

The press service of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia has reported that today border police officers today detained a vessel with the flag of Turkey at the port of Kulevi (Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti region).

The vessel was detained due to the discharge of water with oil. Its captain was fined 65,000 laris ($28,000). He is obliged to compensate the damage caused to the environment, Trend reports.